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the obama administration has been criticized for the terrorist attack which killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others last month. >>> a funeral today for former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. vice president joe biden set to attend that memorial service and burial outside of philadelphia. specter died on sunday at the age of 82 after a lengthy battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma. the moderate republic who switched to a democrat in 2009 is 82 years old. president obama has ordered flags at the white house to be flown at half staff. >>> with the meningitis outbreak spreading, federal health officials are opened a war room to keep track of the cases. the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta opened this emergency operations center. 215 people are sick, and 15 others have died from meningi s meningitis, including a patient in both maryland and virginia. the food and drug administration is investigating whether drugs given to patients after eye or heart surgery could be part of this outbreak. steroids for back pain distributed by a massachusetts pharm
the obama administration has been criticized for the terrorist attack which killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others last month. >>> a funeral today for former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. vice president joe biden set to attend that memorial service and burial outside of philadelphia. specter died on sunday at the age of 82 after a lengthy battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma. the moderate republic who switched to a democrat in 2009 is 82 years old. president obama has...
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president obama will hold rallies in two other battleground states, ohio, and iowa. he is scheduled to campaign in northern virginia on friday. both campaigns are declaring victory in last night's debate. the format allowed them to go at one another more vigorously. they clashed on several issues, including the president's energy policy. >> you cut licenses on federal land and federal waters in half. >> not true, governor. >> by how much did you cut them by? >> governor, we have actually produced more oil. >> how much did you cut on federal lands and federal waters? >> here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question, and the question is how much did you cut them by? >> i'm happy to answer the question. >> all right. and it is? >> romney also criticized the obama administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. he accused the president of waiting two weeks to call the attack an act of terror. debate moderator candy crowley corrected him and said the president called it an act of terror the day after the attack.
president obama will hold rallies in two other battleground states, ohio, and iowa. he is scheduled to campaign in northern virginia on friday. both campaigns are declaring victory in last night's debate. the format allowed them to go at one another more vigorously. they clashed on several issues, including the president's energy policy. >> you cut licenses on federal land and federal waters in half. >> not true, governor. >> by how much did you cut them by? >> governor,...
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we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the news 4 live desk. right now history is being made. the space shuttle "endeavour" is on the move in los angeles. take a look at pictures coming out of l.a. lots of folks gathered around watching it. it's slow going for the retired craft. the 12-mile trek is going to take two days. right now it's headed to a private parking lot for a nine-hour layover. that layover happening as crews deal with power lines farther ahead on the route. the trip will end at the california science museum where the shuttle will spend its retirement, take a little rest there to prep. hundreds of trees were cleared away from the city, and sidewalks had to be closed. for pedestrians, looks like a lot of fun at the news desk. melissa mollet, news 4. >>> i think it ran through a red light. new this morning, the mars land rover curiosity appears to have made a very surprising yet familiar find on the red planet. while testing rocks for chemical compositions, curiosity uncovered a rock
we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the news 4 live desk. right now history is being made. the space shuttle "endeavour" is on the move in los angeles. take a look at pictures coming out of l.a. lots of folks gathered around watching it. it's slow going for the retired craft. the 12-mile trek is going to take two days. right now it's headed to a private parking lot for a nine-hour...
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when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> kate middleton is facing one of her busiest weeks ahead as she prepares for more that happen a ha-- than a half dozen appearances. the royal couple has essentially been in hiding since she and prince william returned from the diamond jubilee tour in asia last month. it's their first public foray since topless pictures of the duchess were published. >>> 11 minutes after 5:00. i don't have any commentary to offer on that. keep it moving. live look outside for you at 46 degrees outside our studios this morning. >> feeling quite raw here. looks like we want to keep that umbrella in hand, huh, veronica? >> that's right. we'
when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> kate middleton is facing one of her busiest weeks ahead as she prepares for more that...
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the obama administration has been criticized for not providing enough protection to officials in the consulate. one of the victims in the deadly attack, chris stevens, will be remembered today at a public memorial service today in san francisco. stevens was the u.s. ambassador to libya. he grew up and went to college in california. senator dianne feinstein and libya's ambassador to the u.s. are expected to attend today's service at san francisco city hall. >>> also today, a funeral for former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. specter died on sunday at the age of 82 with a lengthy patbat with non-hodgkins lymphoma. the moderate democrat was 82 years old. vice president joe biden is set to attend a memorial and burial outside philadelphia. president obama ordered the flags at the white house to be flown at half staff. >>> family members of one-time presidential candidate george mcgovern say the 90-year-old is now in hospice. mcgovern represented south dakota in the u.s. senate for 18 years and unsuccessfully ran for the white house against presidenrichard nixon in 1972. his family di
the obama administration has been criticized for not providing enough protection to officials in the consulate. one of the victims in the deadly attack, chris stevens, will be remembered today at a public memorial service today in san francisco. stevens was the u.s. ambassador to libya. he grew up and went to college in california. senator dianne feinstein and libya's ambassador to the u.s. are expected to attend today's service at san francisco city hall. >>> also today, a funeral for...
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michelle obama will speak to supporters in ladu loudoun coun. both candidates and their spouses are making a strong push with less than a month to election day. the first lady's event openth to the public at 2:45 this afternoon. >>> the president has catching up to do because of his oppon t opponent's strong debate performance. a new survey shows mitt romney holds a 4-point lead over the president 49% to 45%. this amounts to a huge swing. the poll also shows that romney's favorability is rising and that he's making gains among women and hispanic voters. >>> this week republicans are focusing on winning over voters in north carolina. senators john mccain and behind day graham will be campaigning on behalf of mitt romney today in the battle ground state. house speaker john boehner will attend events for the gop presidential nominee on friday and saturday. romney himself will campaign in north carolina on thursday. he was in virginia yesterday. he told supporters in newport news that president obama would cut military spending, which will leave hun
michelle obama will speak to supporters in ladu loudoun coun. both candidates and their spouses are making a strong push with less than a month to election day. the first lady's event openth to the public at 2:45 this afternoon. >>> the president has catching up to do because of his oppon t opponent's strong debate performance. a new survey shows mitt romney holds a 4-point lead over the president 49% to 45%. this amounts to a huge swing. the poll also shows that romney's favorability...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> pin pads on barnes and noble checkout counters could be the source of a security breach. the company says someone tampered with the devices at 63 stores in nine states. barnes and noble did not find hacking evidence at its d.c., maryland, and virginia stores. the store did disconnect all pin locations nationwide. they warned everyone to check for unauthorized transactions and check your pin number as a precaution. >>> we'll take a live look outside over the nation's capital. if you were thinking maybe you might start pack
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. >>> with just 19 days to go before the election, president obama and mitt romney are spending time courting voters in critical battleground states. today the president heads to new hampshire. tomorrow, he will be in northern virginia. here you can see he visited ohio yesterday, talking to a crowd of about 14,000 college students at ohio university. the president brought up mitt romney's binder of women comments from tuesday's debate. it referred to romney's remarks of finding women to fill cabinet spots in massachusetts. >> see, we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women to learn and teach and thrive and start businesses. >> the president's stop at george mason university tomorrow will be his second in as many weeks. fresh off the debarkt mitt romney also spending some time in virginia. he spoke to a crowd of more than 8,000 last night in leesburg. romney also referred to key moments from the debate. he focused as well on the issue of defense. >> unlike cutting the military, as this president would do by a trillion dollars, i would instea
. >>> with just 19 days to go before the election, president obama and mitt romney are spending time courting voters in critical battleground states. today the president heads to new hampshire. tomorrow, he will be in northern virginia. here you can see he visited ohio yesterday, talking to a crowd of about 14,000 college students at ohio university. the president brought up mitt romney's binder of women comments from tuesday's debate. it referred to romney's remarks of finding women...
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president obama leads his republican rival by just 1%. and we'll have much more on last night's debate throughout the morning. nbc news senior political editor mark murray will join us live later this morning to break down what the candidates needed to accomplish and whether they were successful. >> let's go to melissa live at the news4 news desk. >> we've just learned first lady michelle obama will travel to loudoun county this coming tuesday, october 9th for a campaign event. as soon as we get additional information on her visit, we'll pass that along. this highlights the importance of northern virginia in the race for the presidency. tomorrow, president obama will make a trip to fairfax county. he'll be speaking at george mason university. >>> right now, separate searches for missing teens, one in maryland. montgomery county police looking for this young man, 15-year-old derionte hebron, last seen at the wheaton community center monday around 2:00 in the afternoon. he's 5'8", about 110 pounds. his family says he likes to spend time at
president obama leads his republican rival by just 1%. and we'll have much more on last night's debate throughout the morning. nbc news senior political editor mark murray will join us live later this morning to break down what the candidates needed to accomplish and whether they were successful. >> let's go to melissa live at the news4 news desk. >> we've just learned first lady michelle obama will travel to loudoun county this coming tuesday, october 9th for a campaign event. as...
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. >>> mitt romney opens up and takes a swing at the obama campaign. what romney now says was the difference in the presidential election. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. it's thursday, november 15th. and you're waking up to another chilly morning. get used to it. seems like these cold temperatures starting to settle in for good. >> 6:00 a.m. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. tom, what is going on? >> hot pwefrbeveragehot beverag. get fort tied. >> yeah. i need more hot beverages at this point. >> it is feeling like a winter morning than late autumn. disturbance producing rain down to the carolinas well to our south. under the clouds we're not as cold. at least they held a little bit of the one from yesterday. 42, reagan national. eastern shore, northern neck. generally in the upper 30s, low 40s. farther west in montgomery county, arlington, fairfax and prince george's in the mid and upper 30s. much colder shenandoah. 7:00 a.m. mid-30s around the metro area. a little sun. hour by hour
. >>> mitt romney opens up and takes a swing at the obama campaign. what romney now says was the difference in the presidential election. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. it's thursday, november 15th. and you're waking up to another chilly morning. get used to it. seems like these cold temperatures starting to settle in for good. >> 6:00 a.m. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. tom, what is going on? >>...
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president obama raised $181 million last month. that is just $11 million more than his republican rival. romney's campaign still happy with his fund-raising total. september was the republican nominee's weakest month. and polls showed him trailing the president in many battleground states. both campaigns focusing on virginia this week again. paul ryan will be in fredericksburg and lynchburg today. mitt romney will campaign tomorrow in leesburg and chesapeake. president obama plans to visit northern virginia on friday. his campaign has not said where exactly he will be. >>> a scary scene in ohio as two motorcycles who are part of michelle obama's motorcade crashed. it happened as the first lady was heading to a campaign event from the airport yesterday afternoon. a local police officer and an ohio state trooper were both hurt in the crash. mrs. obama as not hurt, and no secret service vehicles were involved in the crash. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton has said the deadly attack on america's consulate in libya was her respons
president obama raised $181 million last month. that is just $11 million more than his republican rival. romney's campaign still happy with his fund-raising total. september was the republican nominee's weakest month. and polls showed him trailing the president in many battleground states. both campaigns focusing on virginia this week again. paul ryan will be in fredericksburg and lynchburg today. mitt romney will campaign tomorrow in leesburg and chesapeake. president obama plans to visit...
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president obama firing back at republicans who blasted susan rice's response to the attack in benghazi. they criticized her for insisting that the attack was sparked by anger over an anti-islam film despite the fact that it was a coordinated attack. senator john mccain is trying to block her if she is chosen to succeed hillary clinton. >>> benghazi hearings won't be the only major discussion on capitol hill. they will learn more about the fbi's investigation that led to david petraeus's resignation. robert mueller and shawn joyce will meet for a second straight day. paula broadwell september e-mail toss several high-ranking military officers in an attempt to undermine tampa socialite's reputation. she is friends with petraeus and it cost both some privileges. the military suspended the u.s. army security clearance and kelley's air force base pass. >>> the edge of the fiscal cliff is still a month and a half away but it is already spooking investigators on wall street. the dow posted its third triple digit loss in more than a week closing down 185 points. both it and the s&p 500 ended a
president obama firing back at republicans who blasted susan rice's response to the attack in benghazi. they criticized her for insisting that the attack was sparked by anger over an anti-islam film despite the fact that it was a coordinated attack. senator john mccain is trying to block her if she is chosen to succeed hillary clinton. >>> benghazi hearings won't be the only major discussion on capitol hill. they will learn more about the fbi's investigation that led to david...
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a night of fiery attacks as president obama and mitt romney raise the stakes for their second debate. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, october 17th, 2012. take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 50 degrees out there. be sure to grab a coat as you head out the door. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us how to put it all in perspective. >> and the 50 degrees is the warm spot. that's balmy. that's beach weather. >>> a few clouds passing over us, and thankfully, mersfully, we don't have the blustery winds like we've had the last couple of days or it would feel colder. down in maryland and west virginia, it's down into the 30s. it has dipped into the mid-30s around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, and much of west virginia and western maryland. even closer to washington, it's upper 30s, manassas and prince william county. la plata down to 40 degrees. right near the bay waters, mid-40s. hour by hour throughout the day today, we'll dress for a cold winter-like morning, and we'll have a cal
a night of fiery attacks as president obama and mitt romney raise the stakes for their second debate. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, october 17th, 2012. take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 50 degrees out there. be sure to grab a coat as you head out the door. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us how to put it all in perspective. >> and the 50 degrees is the...
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when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> i'm angie goff at the news 4 live desk with breaking news. since we first told you about this at 4:30, spacex, we're getting a closer look at the shuttle as it makes its way to the international space station. we first want to show you live pictures. the crew at the station waiting patiently as the craft which we just heard turned 180 degrees. the dragon capsule is currently carrying a lot of supplies. and even ice cream for the astronauts. now, once it lands, the crew will use a robotic arm to put it in place, and then we'll do a series of checks before the berthing process happens. it's expected to stay up there for
when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> i'm angie goff at the news 4 live desk with breaking news. since we first told you...
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we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> it is a story that will make parents cringe, a student being interviewed about bullying chased away on camera. what he's doing today to fight back. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm richard jordan. aaron is off this morning. >>> today is a day 79 years in the making. the nationals host a home playoff game for the first time since 1933. fair warning, that roar you hear just after 1:00 this afternoon is not thunder. it will be coming from nats park. the sun could be tricky for players, but what a day for baseball. >> meteorologist veronica johnson is out on the weather deck with a look at the first 4 forecast. >> i've got on this coat right now, but you can get by with just a jacket this morning. if you're going to the game, even if you're not going to the game, it's going to be kind of sweatshirt weather at times today. here's a look at the forecast. the baseball fores cast. the first pitch today at 1:07. take on the cardinals. right now looking fo
we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> it is a story that will make parents cringe, a student being interviewed about bullying chased away on camera. what he's doing today to fight back. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm richard jordan. aaron is off this morning. >>> today is a day 79 years in the making. the nationals host a home playoff game for the first time since...
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] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new from overnight, check out this meteor shower above california. people living in the area reported hearing a loud boom and seeing bright lights. astronomers captured these bright fire balls streaking across the night sky. they say the fire balls are part of an ongoing meteor shower that will reach its peek this weekend. cool show. you don't have to pay anything. >> we have a quick correction about the national christmas tree lighting. earlier we said you can enter to win tickets to that event starting today. it actually does not start until next thursday, october 25th. >> we'll remind you of that when we get to it next thursday. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. tom kierein with the forecast now. >> good morning. off to a clear start. hometown forecast. it will be in the upper 40s under a clear sky. by noontime, the upper 60s and partly cloudy. a rapid warm-up this morning in the low 70s by mid afternoon, could get some thunderstorms between 6:00 and per
] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new from overnight, check out this meteor shower above california. people living in the area reported hearing a loud boom and seeing bright lights. astronomers captured these bright fire balls streaking across the night sky. they say the fire balls are part of an ongoing meteor shower that will reach its peek this weekend. cool show. you don't have to pay anything. >> we have a quick correction about the national...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. now you can feel what hap
president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. take away his toys and he'll play...
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obama and mr. romney took jabs at each other, and they also made fun of their own debate faux pas. >> find the biggest available strawman and then just mercifully attack it. big bird didn't even see it coming. and by the way, in the spirit of sesame street, the president's remarks tonight are brought to you by the letter "o" and the number 16 trillion. >> smf yome of you may have not i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. >> there are now just 18 days before the general election. >>> new this morning, police are searching for the person who shot a man two times while standing on his front porch in southeast d.c. it happened around 11:15 on 50th street. police say the victim was shot during the robbery. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. >>> today a judge will sentence one of the men behind one of the deadliest killing sprees in recent d.c. history. nathaniel sims admits to firing an assault rif
obama and mr. romney took jabs at each other, and they also made fun of their own debate faux pas. >> find the biggest available strawman and then just mercifully attack it. big bird didn't even see it coming. and by the way, in the spirit of sesame street, the president's remarks tonight are brought to you by the letter "o" and the number 16 trillion. >> smf yome of you may have not i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt really well rested after the nice...
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when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> 5:45. another death linked to that deadly meningitis outbreak. the centers for disease control says at least 105 people have been sickened by that rare fungal infection. nine are dead, two of those deaths in montana and virginia. health officials linked the outbreak to steroid shots used for back pain. the shots were made by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. the cdc telling doctors to stop using any drugs made by that pharmacy. this form of meningitis is not contagious. >>> another recall linked to a salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter. talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato. giant has not received rep
when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> 5:45. another death linked to that deadly meningitis outbreak. the centers for disease...
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thank you for president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male anno
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meantime, president obama sais he's still cautiously optimistic. nbc's danielle lee is live on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, danielle. >> richard, good morning. the senate will get back to work on this very issue at 11:00 a.m. today. twh they do, they will not have a lot of time to avoid the massive spending cuts and tax increases. democratic leader harry reid says they hope to have an announcement. but at this time, lawmakers say they are still looking at a significant divide, specifically on at what point, what salary should taxes increase. aides say lawmakers did make significant progress over the weekend, specifically on the issue of tax increases for the very wealthiest americans and avoiding the inheritance tax increase and republicans gave up on their demand for social security, cuts to social security to be a part of this deal. democrats have accused republicans of being too stubborn on the issue of tax increases. >> they say their biggest priority is making sure we deal with the deficit in a serious way. the way they're behav
meantime, president obama sais he's still cautiously optimistic. nbc's danielle lee is live on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, danielle. >> richard, good morning. the senate will get back to work on this very issue at 11:00 a.m. today. twh they do, they will not have a lot of time to avoid the massive spending cuts and tax increases. democratic leader harry reid says they hope to have an announcement. but at this time, lawmakers say they are still looking at a significant...
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president obama hosted cast and crew members. one of the movie's producers said that the president was incredibly moved by the film. director steven spielberg, actor daniel day lewis, who played abraham lincoln, and sally field were all said to be in attendance. they shot a lot of scenes of the movie in the richmond area. a lot of people excited to see this one. >> daniel day lewis is a genius. he's brilliant in everything he's done. he's amazing. you add steven spielberg and sally field. >> and the story. lincoln's story is amazing watch. >> so many movies to watch. "skyfall," "argo." i don't have the time. >> i've seen that. and twilight, of course. >> of course. >> and tom kierein is watching the skies this morning. >>> they're producing a few sprinkles around mainly south and east of washington. we talked about sprinkles and different types of weather when i visited bowie high school's ann annex. this was on wednesday in prince george's county and talked to a special needs program there. i want to thank teachers karen morriss
president obama hosted cast and crew members. one of the movie's producers said that the president was incredibly moved by the film. director steven spielberg, actor daniel day lewis, who played abraham lincoln, and sally field were all said to be in attendance. they shot a lot of scenes of the movie in the richmond area. a lot of people excited to see this one. >> daniel day lewis is a genius. he's brilliant in everything he's done. he's amazing. you add steven spielberg and sally field....
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obama will be at ohio state university in columbus. he has campaigned on more than 30 college campuses this year. the first lady campaigning for the president today here in northern virginia. michelle obama will speak to supporters at the loudoun county fairgrounds in leesburg this evening. virginia has been a common stop for both candidates and their spouses. mitt romney and his wife ann were making multiple campaign stops in virginia yesterday. the first lady's event opens to the public at 2:45 this afternoon. >>> people who live in the district today is the last day you can register to vote by mail. applications are available online and at public libraries, firehouses and police stations. anyone who misses today's deadline can still register to vote during early voting and on the election at their polling place. the election is tuesday, november 6th. >>> the top american counterterrorism adviser heads to libya today. john brennan will yet get an update on the investigation into the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi last month
obama will be at ohio state university in columbus. he has campaigned on more than 30 college campuses this year. the first lady campaigning for the president today here in northern virginia. michelle obama will speak to supporters at the loudoun county fairgrounds in leesburg this evening. virginia has been a common stop for both candidates and their spouses. mitt romney and his wife ann were making multiple campaign stops in virginia yesterday. the first lady's event opens to the public at...
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let me tell you how i will create 12 million jobs when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> good morning everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 6th. time to get a check on ur forecast. >> that is why meteorologist chuck bell is standing by. surprised me out there. you're out in the elements. >> absolutely right. a beautiful morning to be outside. today short sleeve weather for sure. if you're going to spend any time outside today shorts and t-shirts is all you'll need though we won't be in the 80s like the last couple days. it is still going to be awfully nice to be in the great outdoors today. plenty of sunshine coming through the sky here in northwe
let me tell you how i will create 12 million jobs when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> good morning everyone. welcome to...
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>> the exchange is the centerpiece of president obama's plan. this is the place where a consumer can go. by computer, by cell phone, you will go and have all of the different health plans at our eye level. so you can see how much they cost what the benefits are, and no more small prints no, more muckiness, a clean and neat way for preventing a way that the consumer can go, look at them, look at the plan that will meet your needs and buy it. >> this is shopping around. and one unified marketplace essentially. >> just like going on expedia or travelocity, you can compare prices, compare apple to apple. compare this plan with this plan and see how -- what benefits you will get. >> talk about the range of options, and it's very early. timeline, we're looking at 2014 in january, what type of range in terms of the benefits that are out there and the cost too. >> well, these for the first time will be standardized, one of the big changes from the affordable care act and we're waiting for federal rules coming through just next week. very new and being b
>> the exchange is the centerpiece of president obama's plan. this is the place where a consumer can go. by computer, by cell phone, you will go and have all of the different health plans at our eye level. so you can see how much they cost what the benefits are, and no more small prints no, more muckiness, a clean and neat way for preventing a way that the consumer can go, look at them, look at the plan that will meet your needs and buy it. >> this is shopping around. and one...
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today president obama will begin negotiations with congressional leaders on perhaps the most important budget deal of his presidency. congressional leaders will meet with the president today at the white house. they're trying to keep the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. they have to reach a deal by the end of the year to avoid steep tax hikes and deep spending cuts that could send us into a recession. the president has already met with labor and business leaders this week to get their input on a potential spending plan. >>> the group that runs d.c.'s two major airports and the dulles toll road will face tough questions from congress today. a house committee wants more answers about a scathing audit of the metro washington airport authority. the report includes details of lavish spending on travel and contracts that were given to former board members. >>> wurn family relieved, another grieving after the verdict in the bowie state murder trial. alexis simpson was accused of stabbing her roommate dominique frazier last year. the two got in a fight over loud music in the
today president obama will begin negotiations with congressional leaders on perhaps the most important budget deal of his presidency. congressional leaders will meet with the president today at the white house. they're trying to keep the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. they have to reach a deal by the end of the year to avoid steep tax hikes and deep spending cuts that could send us into a recession. the president has already met with labor and business leaders this week to...
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. >>> and president obama maintained his position of raising taxes on wealthy americans. meet the press moderator david gregory sat down with an exclusive interview with president obama, and you can see that at 10:30. >>> new today, police are trying to identify a man. the "washington post" reports the victim was behind the wheel when he was shot and then he crashed into a tree. no word on developments for a search for a gunman or if there has been an arrest made. >>> and tonight there will be a vigil for a football player found stabbed to death. there was an arrest. police found stringfellow dead in a fan on friday night in vienna. the two strangers had plans to meet. his former teammate is understandably saddened at the news of his death. >> it was really hard for me, because he was one of those guys in my freshman year, he brought me under his wing and just showed me what to do and what not to do, and just -- it just hurts me to just see him gone like that. >> stringfellow played football in virginia, and he was a sophomore. >>> today a very rare opportunity to see a p
. >>> and president obama maintained his position of raising taxes on wealthy americans. meet the press moderator david gregory sat down with an exclusive interview with president obama, and you can see that at 10:30. >>> new today, police are trying to identify a man. the "washington post" reports the victim was behind the wheel when he was shot and then he crashed into a tree. no word on developments for a search for a gunman or if there has been an arrest made....
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president obama and mitt romney won't be taking any breaks after last night's second debate. they'll be back on the campaign trail today. mitt romney will visit virginia. his first stop is chesapeake. then he'll travel north to leesburg, where he'll hold a rally at 7:00 tonight. the president will campaign in ohio and iowa before returning home tonight. >>> and the campaign stops come after a debate that featured plenty of fireworks. both candidates took an aggressive tone in that town hall style discussion last night, and they clashed on several issues, including the president's energy policy. >> in the last four years, you cut permits and licenses on federal land and federal waters in half. >> it's not true, governor romney. >> by how much did you cut them by? >> we have actually produced more oil. >> how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal land and federal waters? >> here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question, and the question was how much did you cut them by? >> do you want me to answer it? >> how much did you cut them
president obama and mitt romney won't be taking any breaks after last night's second debate. they'll be back on the campaign trail today. mitt romney will visit virginia. his first stop is chesapeake. then he'll travel north to leesburg, where he'll hold a rally at 7:00 tonight. the president will campaign in ohio and iowa before returning home tonight. >>> and the campaign stops come after a debate that featured plenty of fireworks. both candidates took an aggressive tone in that town...
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ambassador christopher stevens. >>> president obama will sit down this week with members of the labor and business communities for his approach at avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff. he'll meet with leaders from both parties on friday. leaders say they're willing to compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff. they're confident they can reach agreement on a spending plan before the end of the year to avoid billions in tax hikes and spending cuts. they said they're willing to allow some tax hikes to end the budget stalemate. democrats also say they're willing to cut spending. >> in the senate where we've actually gotten rid of tax credits, i think that's a given, and i think the vast majority of americans agree with that. >> i think, if the house stands for anything, it's cut government spending, as tom coburn said. we have to do more of it. we heard the mandate in 2010 where it was a clear mandate, cut spending, and we did. >> economists warn that the unemployment rate could soar to over 9% if no deal is reached, and that could send us into a deep recession. >>> new this morning, a man is i
ambassador christopher stevens. >>> president obama will sit down this week with members of the labor and business communities for his approach at avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff. he'll meet with leaders from both parties on friday. leaders say they're willing to compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff. they're confident they can reach agreement on a spending plan before the end of the year to avoid billions in tax hikes and spending cuts. they said they're willing to allow some tax...
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president obama will also meet with business leaders to avoid the economic disaster. he sat down yesterday with labor leaders to get their input. the president will meet with congressional leaders to discuss the fiscal cliff on friday. and we'll carry the president's news conference this afternoon live at 1:30. >>> congress looks for answers into the deadly meningitis outbreak. lead erds from the fda and the massachusetts department of health are expected to testify at today's hearing in front of the house energy and commerce committee. this comes as a congressional report shows federal health investigators actually wanted to shut down the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the outbreak in 2002. the fda reports the pharmacy had multiple violations but stayed open on the promise that it would work harder on improving conditions. nearly 440 people became sick and 32 people in 19 states have died from the tainted injections, including in maryland and virginia. >>> also today on the hill house minority leader nancy pelosi holding a press conference later this morning. she's
president obama will also meet with business leaders to avoid the economic disaster. he sat down yesterday with labor leaders to get their input. the president will meet with congressional leaders to discuss the fiscal cliff on friday. and we'll carry the president's news conference this afternoon live at 1:30. >>> congress looks for answers into the deadly meningitis outbreak. lead erds from the fda and the massachusetts department of health are expected to testify at today's hearing...
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[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> three, two, one, and liftoff. >> and just like that, another commercially owned spacecraft on its way into space. spacex launched its unmanned falcon rocket from cape canaveral in florida. it's on its way to the international space station with 1,000 pounds in cargo. you may remember last time in may they had a test. it will stay for about three weeks and then returning to earth. if i heard correctly, there's ice cream apparently on this rocket. they wanted some kind of swirled ice cream. >> yum. that sounds good about this hour, at least for us. >> if you can make ice cream last in space, i think we can all go. >> it
[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> three, two, one, and liftoff. >> and...
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the same goes for president obama who will spend christmas in hawaii. that leaves them just five days to get a deal done to avoid steep tax hikes and spending cuts. senators on both sides of the aisle say both parties need to compromise to avoid a potential econom disaster. >> my one bit of advice to speaker boehner is this. you can't pass a bill with just republicans. on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want, that's a good day. we have the same objective of lower taxes. i like simpson-bowles. put money on the debt. tax rate hikes are partisan solution driven by the president but he'll get tax rate hikes. >> some lawmakers say that no deal will get done by the end of the year. >>> the second victim of a shooting in northeast washington has died. beasley was found shot in the early hours of saturday morning. harris was found lying in the road nearby and pronounced dead at the scene. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that helps them solve this case. >>> a fixture on the potomac
the same goes for president obama who will spend christmas in hawaii. that leaves them just five days to get a deal done to avoid steep tax hikes and spending cuts. senators on both sides of the aisle say both parties need to compromise to avoid a potential econom disaster. >> my one bit of advice to speaker boehner is this. you can't pass a bill with just republicans. on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want, that's a good...
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we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> missing in the wild. two men from virginia lost in the wilderness. the clues left behind and what's complicating the search effort is
we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> missing in the wild. two men from virginia lost in the wilderness. the clues left behind and what's complicating the search effort is
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. >>> mitt romney and president obama reaching out to bases in virginia as they try to build momentum after their first debate. good morning, everybody. i'm karen gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this friday, october 5th, 2012. we're looking for a delightful day today, but some big changes are coming. >> let's just look at today. >>> right now off to a clear and chilly start. we had the lower humidity move in while you were sleeping, and what a delightful start to this friday, a clear sky. the moon and jupiter in the southern sky. bright venus now rising, and a gorgeous morning under way. it is certainly feeling autumnal. all those areas in dark green are in the 50s. the light green, generally low 60s. that includes areas right around the chesapeake bay and parts of areas just east of washington and the eastern shore. but much of virginia, much of maryland into west virginia, it's in the 50s, even a few spots here in the highlands. these areas in blue are in the 40s this morning. all around our region today, the low humidity in place. it is just going to b
. >>> mitt romney and president obama reaching out to bases in virginia as they try to build momentum after their first debate. good morning, everybody. i'm karen gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this friday, october 5th, 2012. we're looking for a delightful day today, but some big changes are coming. >> let's just look at today. >>> right now off to a clear and chilly start. we had the lower humidity move in while you were...
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president obama and mitt romney flying across the country today. they've got campaign stops in the states that could determine the election. today the president will make stops in iowa's quad cities area and denver. he will later fly to l.a. for an appearance on "the tonight show" before heading to vegas. mitt romney will campaign in reno. the republican presidential nominee making stops in cedar rapids, iowa, and end the day in cincinnati. he'll make three stops in ohio. both candidates kicked off the final stretch with their running mates. president obama kicked off in florida before meeting up with vice president joe biden in ohio. mitt romney visited colorado and nevada with paul ryan. >> this is a status quo candidacy, going forward with the same policies of the last four years. that's why his campaign is slipping, and ours is gaining so much steam. >> you can choose a foreign policy that's reckless and wrong, or you can choose the foreign polic that joe and i have been applying that's steady and strong. you can choose to turn back the clock 5
president obama and mitt romney flying across the country today. they've got campaign stops in the states that could determine the election. today the president will make stops in iowa's quad cities area and denver. he will later fly to l.a. for an appearance on "the tonight show" before heading to vegas. mitt romney will campaign in reno. the republican presidential nominee making stops in cedar rapids, iowa, and end the day in cincinnati. he'll make three stops in ohio. both...
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president obama campaigned yesterday ohio and iowa. you see that here. he will visit northern virginia tomorrow. mitt romney spent yesterday in the commonwealth. he held rallies in leesburg and in chesapeake, virginia, as well. >>> today george allen and tim kaine will square off in their final debate before election day. the debate will take place on the virginia tech campus. political analysts don't expect neither fireworks tonight. they say neither candidate will take much of a risk because the race is so close. recent polls show the democrat tim kaine with a slight lead over republican allen. >>> some sad news from the world of politics this morning. george mcgovern's family says the former democratic senator is near death. family members say the 90ear-old is no longer responsive in hospice care. his daughter says her father appears "restful and peaceful." mcgovern ran for president in 1972. he lost to richard nixon in a landslide. >>> breaking news now, a drone strike killed at least seven suspected al qaeda militants. security officials say overnig
president obama campaigned yesterday ohio and iowa. you see that here. he will visit northern virginia tomorrow. mitt romney spent yesterday in the commonwealth. he held rallies in leesburg and in chesapeake, virginia, as well. >>> today george allen and tim kaine will square off in their final debate before election day. the debate will take place on the virginia tech campus. political analysts don't expect neither fireworks tonight. they say neither candidate will take much of a risk...
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we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> welcome back to "viewpoint." crime at an all-time low in prince george's county. you say you're almost afraid to talk about it, but the numbers are certainly encouraging. >> yes. the chief and his entire staff that protect us, we're at a all time low. and we're almost at a 40% low of crime has it was last year. so we're excited about what we're doing. we're going to keep the progress going. we're using all forms of the government to help do this, so i think our transforming neighbors initiative is playing right into this, and it's helping us to reduce crime, so we're excited. >> what is behind it, you're talking about across the board essentially. >> it's the way we're doing policing now. we're not just reacting to crime. we're being proactive, and that's bringing in health care, working with our schools, states attorney, sheriff's department, to be proactive about getting those problems before somebody comm commits a crime. it's having a very topnotch police force and that's wha
we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> welcome back to "viewpoint." crime at an all-time low in prince george's county. you say you're almost afraid to talk about it, but the numbers are certainly encouraging. >> yes. the chief and his entire staff that protect us, we're at a all time low. and we're almost at a 40% low of crime has it was last year. so we're excited about what we're doing. we're going...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> in our headlines this morning, some dominion virginia power crews are heading north to new jersey. >>> today is the last day for early voting in maryland. polls open until 9:00 tonight. >>> the man who police believe threw pipe bombs in our area is in a montana jail. that and more. >> let's take a live look outside. 5:31. 45 degrees, a cold start to the day. weather and traffic on the ones. tom kieran, what's going on? >> thankfully, drier than yesterday. chilly drizzle yesterday and today, we'll have some welcome sunshine coming back. and this is what the sky has been looking like overnight. the clouds in and out, and a little bit of a peek of the moon, and bright spot of the moon, quite a bit of cloudiness, and the areas of clouds extend to the south and on to the nosh neck of virginia and monorth across montgomery county. autumn constellations visible and the bay around the eastern shore. cloud cover producing a few sprinkles, where it's still only near
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> in our headlines this morning, some dominion virginia power crews are heading north to new jersey. >>> today is the last day for early voting in maryland. polls open until 9:00 tonight. >>> the man who police believe threw pipe bombs in our area is in a montana jail. that and more. >> let's take a live look outside. 5:31. 45 degrees, a cold start to the day. weather and traffic on the ones. tom...
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five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> just be happy you don't have to breathe in this air. this was knoxville, tennessee yesterday. a layer of haze settled on to the city. it was actually dust from a dust storm that hit parts of oklahoma a day earlier. the haze in tennessee was so thick many people thought there was a wild fire burning nearby. fortunately, though, meteorologists say the air quality remained good. >> dust storms in oklahoma. do you see a lot of those out there? >> i never saw much of a true dust storm. the dust bowl back in the '30s i've seen pictures and it was amazing. sometimes dust, you just don't think it adds up to too much. five and six-foot high dirt drifts across much of the plains there so yeah it can happen. i've never had to experience that personally but i've seen awfully windy and dusty days out there. >> well, this weekend a good time to go out and see the leaves. >> you'll like it. good weather for leaf peeping today. plenty of clear skies ear
five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> just be happy you don't have to breathe in this air. this was knoxville, tennessee yesterday. a layer of haze settled on to the city. it was actually dust from a dust storm that hit parts of oklahoma a day earlier. the haze in tennessee was so thick many people thought there was a wild fire burning nearby. fortunately, though, meteorologists say the air quality remained good....
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later the obamas and the bidens will attend the roowreath layin ceremony at the arlington cemetery at the tomb of the unknown soldier. a nice crowd out today. we want to share with you later this morning a wreath is going to be laid at george washington's tomb at mount vernon. our first commander in chief. rockville, maryland, will honor its local vets with a ceremony in veterans park along rockville pike starting at 11:00 this morning, and also, donald wayland will deliver remarks in gaithersburg. >>> this morning, new details are emerging about the resignation of one of our country's most decorated veterans. turns out now david petraeus was not the original focus of an fbi investigation. andrea mitchell first broke this story. she has more on how the fbi inadvertently found out about the general's affair. >> reporter: general david petraeus tumbled from the highest levels of government service after act thcknowledgint he called unacceptable behavior, an extramarital affair. another woman not related to petraeus felt she was being harassed and complained to the fbi. in recent weeks,
later the obamas and the bidens will attend the roowreath layin ceremony at the arlington cemetery at the tomb of the unknown soldier. a nice crowd out today. we want to share with you later this morning a wreath is going to be laid at george washington's tomb at mount vernon. our first commander in chief. rockville, maryland, will honor its local vets with a ceremony in veterans park along rockville pike starting at 11:00 this morning, and also, donald wayland will deliver remarks in...
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obama also attended a $25,000 per person fund-raising dinner. tomorrow he will hit the campaign trail in ohio. >>> the pressure is on for this thursday's vice presidential depate. vice president joe biden is taking a break from the campaign trail to prepare. biden has suggested he wants to address the differences between himself and his republican counterpart in the aftermath of president obama's lackluster performance and his debate with rommy. ♪ kid rock is joining republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan on the campaign trail today. the singer is attending a rally for ryan tonight in rochester, michigan. this isn't the first time he's attended gop events. kid rock attended a fund-raising event in michigan back in august, and at the republican national convention in tampa. >>> new this morning, venezuelan president hugo chavez has been reelected to a third term in office. chavez wins after a tight race and a record turnout. he told supporters last night in caracas that he would sit down with opposition leaders to work for a better ve
obama also attended a $25,000 per person fund-raising dinner. tomorrow he will hit the campaign trail in ohio. >>> the pressure is on for this thursday's vice presidential depate. vice president joe biden is taking a break from the campaign trail to prepare. biden has suggested he wants to address the differences between himself and his republican counterpart in the aftermath of president obama's lackluster performance and his debate with rommy. ♪ kid rock is joining republican vice...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> open for business. people have probably never been so excited to see an escalator. whose commute may include a little less walking? good morning. welcome back to "news 4 today," everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm richard jordan. aaron and eun are off this morning. when you see the forecast, you may wish you were off too. these two planned this. >> the forecast is moving in the right direction. right now you'll definitely need that coat if you're headed outside. that's exactly where we find meteorologist tom kierein. he's on the storm team 4 weather deck. hey, tom. >> wish i'd worn a coat. >> where's your coat? he
president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> open for business....
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when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. takes us to over 12 million new jobs. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> this could be the best look we've had yet of apple's unannounced ipad mini. these pictures were posted to twitter by apple. it shows what could be the ipad mini lie on top of a current full size ipad. the small tablet is expected to have a seven-inch screen and feature the new connecter that debuted on the iphone 5. invites for the mini's release were expected to be sent out this week with the unveil expected next wednesday, but apple has not confirmed any of these details. >>> have you e
when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. takes us to over 12 million new jobs. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you...
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president obama will visit wisconsin, ohio, and iowa today. he'll end the day in chicago, where he'll spend election day. mitt romney will also be in ohio today. he'll make two stops in the area, including one at george mason university. the republican presidential candidate will also hold rallies in florida and new hampshire. at this point, ohio will decide who wins the election. tracie potts is live in cincinnati, the city that may very well decide who wins ohio. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. people are keenly aware of the importance of their vote. we talked to a lot of them during early voting over the weekend, including the guy who was last in line behind about a thousand people, and believe it or not, he was still smiling. some of those folks still in line to vote when president obama was headed across town to speak in cincinnati last night. his last day of campaigning here includes wisconsin, another stop in ohio. he'll be in iowa this afternoon and wrap up things in des moines, iowa. mitt romney, two stops in vir
president obama will visit wisconsin, ohio, and iowa today. he'll end the day in chicago, where he'll spend election day. mitt romney will also be in ohio today. he'll make two stops in the area, including one at george mason university. the republican presidential candidate will also hold rallies in florida and new hampshire. at this point, ohio will decide who wins the election. tracie potts is live in cincinnati, the city that may very well decide who wins ohio. tracie, good morning....
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president obama was able to expand the coalition. we've said a lot about how his turnout operation worked. their voter identification worked. their ability to basically create a larger coalition than he had in 2008. >> what's on the show this morning? >> we're going to be talking about reaction to the petraeus issue. senator schumer and coburn on how to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll unpack the election results and talk about just how the republican party moves in a new direction. >> and a fun press pass, huh? >> yeah, that's right. it was interesting. this is the first social media election we've had. so ben smith of buzzfeed.com reflects on that and talks about where all that is going. >> i remember on election night, they were one of trending topics here in this d.c. area. >> yeah, yeah, interesting guy. 20 million election-related tweets. >> record-breaking. >> thanks, david. >> chuck, what's going on? >> we are just about ready to have the sun come up in our eastern horizon on what promises to be a very nice veterans day sunday.
president obama was able to expand the coalition. we've said a lot about how his turnout operation worked. their voter identification worked. their ability to basically create a larger coalition than he had in 2008. >> what's on the show this morning? >> we're going to be talking about reaction to the petraeus issue. senator schumer and coburn on how to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll unpack the election results and talk about just how the republican party moves in a new direction....
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president obama made that announcement on friday. last-minute shoppers can use metro to get around today. metro operating on its regular weekday service today. trains will run until midnight tonight. tomorrow trains and buses will operate on a sunday schedule. that's from 7:00 a.m. until midnight. >> let the last-minute holiday shopping rush begin. shoppers now have less than 24 hours to finish up buying whatever they need and it's sure to be a hectic day. news4's melissa mollet is live with a preview of the shopping madness. good morning, melissa. >> reporter: it's the night before christmas and time for you procrastinators like myself included here this morning to get out and get the shopping wrapped up by tomorrow. lots of stores are opening early but some stores like macy's, toys "r" us, have been open for several days straight. now, if you still want to find those must haves online, there are some stores like best buy offering same day pickup. you can find it online today. then go get it before they close at 5:00 tonight. accord
president obama made that announcement on friday. last-minute shoppers can use metro to get around today. metro operating on its regular weekday service today. trains will run until midnight tonight. tomorrow trains and buses will operate on a sunday schedule. that's from 7:00 a.m. until midnight. >> let the last-minute holiday shopping rush begin. shoppers now have less than 24 hours to finish up buying whatever they need and it's sure to be a hectic day. news4's melissa mollet is live...
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president obama is staying in touch with israeli and egyptian leaders. israeli prime minister netanyahu called the president yesterday to provide an update of the situation. mr. obama also spoke with egyptian president morsi and praised his efforts to ease tensions in the region. the white house says president obama supports israel's right to defend itself but that he wants the situation to be resolved as quickly as possible. >>> right now one of this year's most high profile charities is getting ready to demonstrate here in washington. supporters of the invisible children, the charity that made the viral video kony 2012 are attending a global summit at the washington convention center to press leaders on stopping joseph kony. he is the man said to be responsible for the kidnapping and murder of thousands of children and forcing them to serve in his lords resistance army. this afternoon the group will head to the white house with plans of surrounding the building. >>> today the president will head overseas for the first time since winning re-election. th
president obama is staying in touch with israeli and egyptian leaders. israeli prime minister netanyahu called the president yesterday to provide an update of the situation. mr. obama also spoke with egyptian president morsi and praised his efforts to ease tensions in the region. the white house says president obama supports israel's right to defend itself but that he wants the situation to be resolved as quickly as possible. >>> right now one of this year's most high profile charities...
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. >>> president obama said the holiday break is good for them to think about a deal. if no deal is reached by january 1st, taxes will go up and severe cuts will be made to the federal budget. >>> and you can catch david gregory's exclusive interview with lapierre. >>> this protest follows a rally in columbia heights last night. project and gun violence led the demonstration which included a candlelight vigil. the group says the latest tragedy should force a discussion about tighter gun restrictions. >> when it comes down to 20 first grader, i think it should hit the american people in the heart in a way it never has in mass shootings. it's a unfortunate circumstance when it has to take such a draw mattic issue. >> the group is working on what they are calling a million-kid march. >>> and police say a serial arsonist struck again overnight. it happened at an abandoned storage structure. it's the 30th time since the 17th somebody has set fire. police believe the same person is behind most or all of the fires. also in virginia, a fire rips through a mobile home in khaur
. >>> president obama said the holiday break is good for them to think about a deal. if no deal is reached by january 1st, taxes will go up and severe cuts will be made to the federal budget. >>> and you can catch david gregory's exclusive interview with lapierre. >>> this protest follows a rally in columbia heights last night. project and gun violence led the demonstration which included a candlelight vigil. the group says the latest tragedy should force a discussion...
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let me tell you how i will create 12 million jobs when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> hi everyone. good morning. welcome to news 4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. it is saturday, october 6th, 2012. and a nice start to our weekend. our holiday weekend at that. >> a nice start. but get ready for the finish. it is going to be a very cold one right? >> downright chilly. hi, chuck. >> yes indeed. i was out at the beach all week and there are a couple great old car shows going on at the beach and yesterday on my drive back nothing but great looking old cars headed on over toward ocean city and so if you haven't got a plan and you need something to do today go on out to the beach. last good beach
let me tell you how i will create 12 million jobs when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> hi everyone. good morning. welcome...
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president obama will visit with students at george mason university in fairfax this morning. while mitt romney will be in coal country at a machinery company in abingdon. the president is looking to get his campaign back on track after what pundits from both sides have called a poor debate performance. and romney will attack the president's energy policies. >> with a second wind from the debate, romney is trying to distance himself from controversial comments caught on hidden camera. romney appeared on the sean hannity show on fox news last night and said his comments about the 47% of americans who don't pay income tax were, quote, just completely wrong. in that video, romney said 47% of americans consider themselves victims and don't take personal responsibility. he originally defended those comments. >>> there is anticipation ahead of september's jobs report. analysts are predicting the economy added 115,000 to 125,000 jobs last month. that's better than the disappointing 96,000 jobs added in august. the unemployment stands at 8.1%. >>> to a developing story. public health
president obama will visit with students at george mason university in fairfax this morning. while mitt romney will be in coal country at a machinery company in abingdon. the president is looking to get his campaign back on track after what pundits from both sides have called a poor debate performance. and romney will attack the president's energy policies. >> with a second wind from the debate, romney is trying to distance himself from controversial comments caught on hidden camera....